NACDIf your company has recent cases of service problems with the CSX railroad that have disrupted your business and/or cost you money, please share this information with NACD Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Jennifer Gibson at jgibson@nacd.com.READ MOREBack to top

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New Challenges. New Risks. New Science. For more than two decades UL has provided ANSI / SCC Accredited certification services for water treatment chemical manufacturers, distributors and repackagers. The UL Certification Mark provides consumers and municipalities the confidence that the treatment chemicals they are using meet the health effects requirements of NSF Standard 60. For more information, contact our experts at waterinfo@ul.com or visit us at ul.com/NSF60.

OSHA/NACDThe deadline for covered employers to electronically submit injury and illness data to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is this Friday, Dec. 15. Establishments with 20 or more employees in certain high-risk industries must submit information from their 2016 Form 300A through OSHA’s on-line Injury Tracking Application. The exception is for employers in the states of California, Maryland, Minnesota, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, as these OSHA-approved State Plans have not yet adopted the electronic submission report.Back to top

TSCA Blog/Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.On December 6, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) convened a much anticipated public meeting on implementing changes to the new chemicals review program under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA offered brief prepared remarks and previously solicited questions from stakeholders. Stakeholders expressed their appreciation to EPA for developing the draft Points to Consider and related documents made available in advance of the meeting, and for OPPT’s continuing interest on new chemical issues.Back to top

DrinkerBiddlePMP Fermentation Products, Inc., on November 30, 2017, filed antidumping (AD) petitions on certain sodium gluconate, gluconic acid and derivative products from China and France, as well as a countervailing duty (CVD) petition on certain sodium gluconate, gluconic acid and derivative products from China. Sodium gluconate is commonly used as a cleaning agent and for textile dyeing and printing, and is also used by the food service, construction, textile and pharmaceutical industries.Back to top

FDAAs part of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued on May 27, 2016 a final rule to require domestic and foreign food facilities, with some exceptions, to address hazards that may be introduced with the intention to cause wide-scale harm to public health. These food facilities are required to identify significant vulnerabilities and take steps to minimize or prevent them. The first compliance date is July 26, 2019.
Ryan Newkirk, Senior Advisor for Intentional Adulteration with the Food Defense and Emergency Coordination Staff at FDA and Jon Woody, Director, Food Defense and Emergency Coordination Staff, talk about the new rule and what the FDA is doing to support industry compliance.Back to top

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TSCA Blog/Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.On December 6, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it was extending the public comment period to receive information on the five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals that are subject to Section 6(h) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which requires EPA to take expedited regulatory action to address risks from certain PBT chemicals. Comments were initially due on December 9, 2017; they are now due on January 12, 2018.Back to top

ChemicalWatchThe EPA received 165 pre-manufacture notices (PMNs) in September. In all but 31, the name of the manufacturer or importer was withheld as confidential business information (CBI), according to a notice published in the Dec. 4 Federal Register.Back to top

Safety+HealthA new entry emerged in the Top 10 list of OSHA’s most frequently cited violations for fiscal year 2017, joining the ranks of a rarely altered field.
Assessing the addition of Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503) at No. 9, Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, treated the matter with the same urgency reserved for the list’s usual suspects.Back to top

Supply Chain DiveThe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) received 2,810 submissions to its October request for comments to guide it in a regulatory review, which sought to identify rules that would be "good candidates for repeal, replacement, suspension, or modification."Back to top

Supplying Tank Storage and Process Since 1946. Providing storage and process tank solutions to the petroleum, chemical, construction, and agricultural industries, Clawson Tank maintains one of the largest and most efficient underground and above-ground tank and pressure vessel manufacturing facilities in North America.MORE

Global TradeThe cost of operating cargo ships rose marginally in 2017 following two consecutive years of falls, but shipowners should prepare for higher costs led by a spike in insurance premiums, according to the latest Ship Operating Costs Annual Review and Forecast 2017/18 report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.Back to top

Ripon AdvanceU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt recently testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment. The hearing focused on the administrator’s goal of refocusing the agency on its core mission. He outlined three principles the agency is following: the rule of law, process, and commitment to federalism. Administrator Pruitt discussed several key topics including the implementation of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act, Superfund cleanups, the Clean Power Plan, and the need for more EPA confirmations.Back to top

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CNNRepublicans are closer than ever to turning their massive tax reform dream into reality, but they have run into some early snags in the process of attempting to unify their legislation. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is headed toward a conference committee to work out differences between the U.S. House and U.S. Senate versions. But already, some potential sticking points have begun to emerge.Back to top

POLITICOCongress passed a two-week funding bill last Thursday, staving off a government shutdown just a day ahead of the deadline. But lawmakers face a turbulent next few weeks as they try to clinch a broader budget deal by the end of the year. Senators approved the measure on an 81-14 vote, soon after the House passed it 235-193.Back to top

CBS NewsCongress averted a shutdown over the weekend, but lawmakers are not out of the woods yet. U.S. House and U.S. Senate members passed a two-week funding extension last Thursday that expires Dec. 22 and Republicans are planning to introduce a second short-term measure that would keep the government funded into January.Back to top

POLITICOLast Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted 62-37 to confirm Kirstjen Nielsen as Secretary of Homeland Security. Nielsen, who most recently worked as Deputy to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, will assume control of a department with more than 240,000 employees and a sweeping mission.Back to top